Former leading New Zealand publisher and bookseller, and widely experienced judge of both the Commonwealth Writers Prize and the Montana New Zealand Book Awards, talks about what he is currently reading, what impresses him and what doesn't, along with chat about the international English language book scene, and links to sites of interest to booklovers.

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

How Wilbur Smith Won A £15million Deal - For Others To Write His Blockbusters

Book2Book Monday 10 Dec 2012Best-selling novelist Wilbur Smith has signed a
£15million agreement to produce six more books for his new publisher,
HarperCollins.
And the twist in the tale is that he doesn't even have to write them himself.
The 79-year-old author, whose books have sold more than 122million copies
since 1964, has promised to produce up to two titles a year for three years with
the help of 'carefully selected co-authors'.
Daily
Mail